Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Orman
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided August 3, 1979No. 2238PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOFFMAN, Judge:
Appellant, the Commonwealth, contends that the trial court improperly granted appellee’s “Motion to Quash the Transcript” following a preliminary hearing at which the district justice found that the Commonwealth had made out a prima facie case against appellee. We disagree and, accordingly, affirm.
Appellee was arrested and charged with robbery, theft by unlawful taking, receiving stolen property, criminal conspiracy, terroristic threats and prohibited offensive weapons. On June 1, 1978, the district justice held a preliminary hearing, after which he found that the Commonwealth…
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- McNally v. HillSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
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